# Athletics at the 2001 Bolivarian Games

Athletics competitions at the 2001 Bolivarian Games were held at the Pista Atlética Huachi-Loreto in Ambato, Ecuador, between September 12 and 15, 2001.
Gold medal winners from Ecuador were published by the Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women.

## Medal summary

Medal winners were published.
All results are marked as "affected by altitude" (A), because the stadium in Ambato is 2,620 metres (8,600 ft) above sea level.

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s) | John Córdoba (COL) | 10.37 A | Luis Morán (ECU) | 10.47 A | Juan Morillo (VEN) | 10.50 A |
| 200 metres (wind: -1.5 m/s) | John Córdoba (COL) | 20.87 A | Helly Ollarves (VEN) | 20.98 A | Jimmy Pino (COL) | 21.11 A |
| 400 metres | Jonathan Palma (VEN) | 45.55 A | William Hernández (VEN) | 46.49 A | Danny Núñez (VEN) | 46.75 A |
| 800 metres | Simoncito Silvera (VEN) | 1:50.02 A | Jonathan Palma (VEN) | 1:50.11 A | Fadrique Iglesias (BOL) | 1:51.64 A |
| 1500 metres | Freddy González (VEN) | 3:56.21 A | Mauricio Ladino (COL) | 3:56.84 A | Juan A. Perea (COL) | 3:57.35 A |
| 5000 metres | Franklin Tenorio (ECU) | 14:50.25 A | William Naranjo (COL) | 14:52.26 A | Diego Colorado (COL) | 14:59.16 A |
| 10,000 metres | Silvio Guerra (ECU) | 30:28.58 A | Diego Colorado (COL) | 31:17.36 A | José Alejandro Semprún (VEN) | 31:25.73 A |
| Marathon | Hugo Jiménez (COL) | 2:33:14 A | Jesús Virrueta (PER) | 2:37:31 A | Francisco Roldán (ECU) | 2:38:08 A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Richard Arias (ECU) | 9:12.22 A | Néstor Nieves (VEN) | 9:23.77 A | Emigdio Delgado (VEN) | 9:24.71 A |
| 110 metres hurdles (wind: 0.3 m/s) | Paulo Villar (COL) | 13.58 A | Jackson Quiñónez (ECU) | 13.64 A | Marleán Reina (VEN) | 14.16 A |
| 400 metres hurdles | José Gregorio Turbay (VEN) | 51.06 A | José Carvajal (COL) | 52.17 A | José Ferrín (ECU) | 53.18 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Venezuela Juan Morillo José Pena José Manuel Carabalí Helly Ollarves | 39.57 A | Colombia Wilmer Murillo Jhon Córdoba Jimmy Pino Nestor Miller | 40.01 A | Ecuador Jaime Noblecilla Luis Morán Cristián Gutiérrez Jackson Quiñónez | 40.80 A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Venezuela | 3:08.15 A | Colombia | 3:10.61 A | Ecuador Luis Morán Dick Perlaza Ernesto Borja Cristián Gutiérrez | 3:10.83 A |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Jefferson Pérez (ECU) | 1:30:27 A | Patricio Villacorte (ECU) | 1:35:56 A | Marco Taipe (PER) | 1:37:59 A |
| 50 Kilometres Road Walk | Patricio Villacorte (ECU) | 4:27:57 A | Fausto Quinde (ECU) | 4:33:22 A | Rolando Saquipay (ECU) | 4:40:37 A |
| High Jump | Gilmar Mayo (COL) | 2.23 A | Jackson Quiñónez (ECU) | 2.20 A | Franco Moy (PER) | 2.19 A |
| Pole Vault | Johnny Romero (VEN) | 4.60 A | Jackson Angulo (COL) | 4.10 A | | |
| Long Jump | Esteban Copland (VEN) | 8.18 A w | José Reyes (VEN) | 7.65 A | Lewis Asprilla (COL) | 7.38 A w |
| Triple Jump | Freddy Nieves (ECU) | 16.69 A | Alvin Rentería (COL) | 16.66 A | Leisner Aragón (COL) | 16.54 A |
| Shot Put | Yojer Medina (VEN) | 19.44 A | Jhonny Rodríguez (COL) | 18.90 A | Orlando Ibarra (COL) | 17.24 A |
| Discus Throw | Yojer Medina (VEN) | 52.68 A | Juan Tello (PER) | 50.94 A | Orlando Ibarra (COL) | 50.12 A |
| Hammer Throw | Aldo Bello (VEN) | 65.95 A | Eduardo Acuña (PER) | 65.08 A | Jesús Parejo (VEN) | 53.84 A |
| Javelin Throw | Noraldo Palacios (COL) | 73.40 A | Ronald Noguera (VEN) | 73.06 A | Manuel Fuenmayor (VEN) | 72.38 A |
| Decathlon | Darrin Mijares (VEN) | 6830 A | Marcos Reyes (VEN) | 6746 A | Wílmer Cortez (ECU) | 6437 A |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (wind: -2.0 m/s) | Mirtha Brock (COL) | 11.82 A | Melisa Murillo (COL) | 11.88 A | Miriam Caicedo (COL) | 12.00 A |
| 200 metres (wind: 0.9 m/s) | Felipa Palacios (COL) | 22.92 A | Digna Luz Murillo (COL) | 23.83 A | Wilmary Álvarez (VEN) | 24.04 A |
| 400 metres | Norma González (COL) | 52.73 A | Eliana Pacheco (VEN) | 54.82 A | Yusmelys García (VEN) | 54.94 A |
| 800 metres | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 2:03.98 A | Rosibel García (COL) | 2:08.97 A | Mercy Colorado (ECU) | 2:09.65 A |
| 1500 metres | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 4:22.6 A | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 4:38.2 A | Mariela Álvarez (PER) | 4:40.7 A |
| 5000 metres | Martha Tenorio (ECU) | 17:16.3 A | Sonia Calizaya (BOL) | 17:22.1 A | María Paredes (ECU) | 17:49.5 A |
| 10,000 metres | Martha Tenorio (ECU) | 36:04.0 A | Rosa Apaza (BOL) | 36:51.5 A | Sonia Calizaya (BOL) | 36:59.8 A |
| Marathon | Justina Calizaya (BOL) | 3:06:06 A | Myriam Pulido (COL) | 3:07:04 A | Yolanda Quimbita (ECU) | 3:13:04 A |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Niusha Mancilla (BOL) | 10:40.7 A | Marlene Acuña (ECU) | 11:51.1 A | Bertha Sánchez (COL) | 11:53.1 A |
| 100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s) | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 13.0 A | Sandrine Legenort (VEN) | 14.1 A | Virginia Wila (ECU) | 15.1 A |
| 400 metres hurdles | Princesa Oliveros (COL) | 58.21 A | Yusmelys García (VEN) | 60.34 A | Lucy Jaramillo (ECU) | 60.89 A |
| 4 x 100 metres relay | Colombia Felipa Palacios Miryam Caicedo Melisa Murillo Mirtha Brock | 44.18 A | Venezuela ? ? ? Wilmary Álvarez | 46.03 A | Ecuador Noelia Caicedo Viviana Silva Rosa Cabezas Ana Caicedo | 47.12 A |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | Colombia ? ? ? Norma González | 3:36.32 A | Ecuador Rebeca Cabezas Rosa Cabezas Gabriela Chalá Lucy Jaramillo | 3:44.38 A | Venezuela ? ? Eliana Pacheco Yusmely García | 3:45.30 A |
| 20 Kilometres Road Walk | Geovana Irusta (BOL) | 1:45:04 A | Morelba Useche (VEN) | 1:48:08 A | Cristina Bohórquez (COL) | 1:51:56 A |
| High Jump | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | 1.79 A | Jhoris Luque (VEN) | 1.79 A | Yetzálida Pérez (VEN) | 1.73 A |
| Pole Vault | Yoisemil Fuentes (VEN) | 3.50 A | Milena Agudelo (COL) | 3.40 A | Elizabeth Restrepo (COL) | 3.30 A |
| Long Jump | Helena Guerrero (COL) | 6.66 A w | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 6.44 A w | Ana Caicedo (ECU) | 6.14 A w |
| Triple Jump | Jennifer Arveláez (VEN) | 13.58 A | Ludmila Reyes (VEN) | 13.46 A | Ivonne Patarroyo (COL) | 12.07 A |
| Shot Put | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 15.84 A | Yanira Hurtado (VEN) | 14.82 A | Neolanis Suárez (VEN) | 14.80 A |
| Discus Throw | Luz Dary Castro (COL) | 52.72 A | Neolanis Suárez (VEN) | 49.06 A | Denis Córdoba (COL) | 48.48 A |
| Hammer Throw | María Eugenia Villamizar (COL) | 58.26 A | Yaiza Córdoba (COL) | 55.32 A | Dubraska Rodríguez (VEN) | 54.14 A |
| Javelin Throw | Sabina Moya (COL) | 55.58 A | Zuleima Araméndiz (COL) | 55.56 A | María González (VEN) | 48.60 A |
| Heptathlon | Zorobabelia Córdoba (COL) | 5436 A | Thaimara Rivas (VEN) | 5025 A | Osmary Sequea (VEN) | 4711 A |

## Medal table (unofficial)

* Host nation (Ecuador)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Colombia | 20 | 17 | 13 | 50 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 14 | 18 | 15 | 47 |
| 3 | Ecuador* | 8 | 7 | 13 | 28 |
| 4 | Bolivia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | Peru | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 47 | 47 | 46 | 140 |